[Event "Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Meruga, Shanmukha"]
[Black "Herman, Ma"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1998"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Be2 Be7 6.h3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.c4 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.b4 a5 12.a3 g5 13.Bh2 f5 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bf3 Qe8 17.Bxe4 fxe4 18.Qg4 Qg6 19.d5 e5 20.b5 Rf7 21.f3 h5 22.Qe6 Qxe6 23.dxe6 Rf6 24.fxe4 Rxe6 25.Rf5 Rf8 26.Raf1 Kg7 27.Rxf8 Bxf8 28.Rf5 Be7 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Rh6 31.Bg3 Bf6 32.Kg2 Rh8 33.a4 Rc8 34.Rf1 c6 35.Rd1 Be7 36.Kf3 cxb5 37.cxb5 Rc4 38.Be1 Rxa4 39.Rc1 Ra2 40.Rc6 a4 41.Rxb6 Rb2 42.Rb7 Kf7 43.Ra7 Rxb5 44.Rxa4 Rb1 45.Bc3 Rc1 46.Bb2 Rc2 47.Rb4 Ke6 48.Rb6 Kd7 49.Ba3 Ra2 50.Rb7+ Ke6 51.Bb2 Ra4 52.Rb8 Rc4 53.Rg8 Kf7 54.Rb8 Rc2 55.Rb7 Ke6 56.Ba3 Bf8 57.Rb8 Be7 58.Rb7 Ra2 59.Bb4 Ra6 60.Rb8 Rc6 61.Rb5 Rc2 62.Rb7 Rc4 63.Rb8 Rc7 64.Rb5 Kd7 65.Ba5 Rc2 66.Rb7+ Ke6 67.Bb4 Rb2 68.Rb8 Rc2 69.Rb7 1/2-1/2